But the soccer legend insists that he and wife Victoria will always stay together because of their deep love.

The former England and Manchester United star makes his confession on a special 75th anniversary edition of the Radio 4 show Desert Island Discs. Becks, 41, married for 19 years, tells presenter Kirsty Young: “We’ve got strong parents. We were brought up with the right values.

“Of course you make mistakes over the years.

“And we all know marriage is difficult at times and it’s about working through it. Whenever we’ve come up against tough times we know each other better than anyone knows us, so we talk.”

Kirsty Young with David Beckham (Image: PA)

Becks says people had accused them of staying together to keep the money-spinning “Brand Beckham” intact.

But he insists: “We stay together ­because we love each other and because we have four wonderful children.”

He reveals that when he first dated Spice Girl Victoria, now 42, they were forced to meet in car parks.

David says: “I had this amazing bright blue BMW but I was still living in ­lodgings.” David names Sir Elton John’s Something About The Way You Look Tonight as one of the tracks he would take as an island castaway.

His luxury item is an England cap and his book is a cookbook called Fire.